Month: January 2026

  By Tony Attwood 100 consecutive seasons in the top division…. Our last article and the whole series…. Arsenal in the late 1950s and the hopes of a revival The full index of articles so far is published here  The last article published in this series ended ,”Was it possible for this team to go on …

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  By Tony Attwood The full index of this “100 years” series of articles so far is published here  Recnt articles George Swindin as Arsenal manager 1958/9, and the era of Kelsey Arsenal in the wilderness: the Jack Crayston era 1954/5 and 1955/6: Whittaker’s final seasons, and still no more tophies In the last post, I …

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  By Tony Attwood This article continues the review of Arsenal’s 100 consecutive seasons in the top division. The most recent articles in this series are Arsenal 1952/53. Whittaker fulfils his destiny but then Arsenal collapse 1953/4: the Arsenal collapse begins 1954/5 and 1955/6: Whittaker’s final seasons, and still no more trophies Arsenal in the …

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  Recent posts in this series 1954/5 and 1955/6: Whittaker’s final seasons, and still no more tophies 1953/4: the Arsenal collapse begins Arsenal 1952/53. Whittaker fulfils his destiny but then Arsenal collapse 100 years in the top division: Arsenal 1951/2; losing the cup final By Tony Attwood In the season 1952/3 Arsenal won the league, …

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